The Surgery Ship: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A team of volunteer doctors and nurses are on board a unique ship. Crammed with medical supplies and volunteer medics, this floating hospital sails to the poorest nations on earth. This year they sail for Guinea on the West African Coast. On arrival they will face the most severe of medical issues, not seen in other parts of the world. But the medical challenges are only half of the story. They will confront ethical decisions as they decide who will be helped and who will not. This is a searing, complex journey for the volunteer medics, as they deal with life and death cases - and balance the fates of these patients in their hands.

Series details

• Title: The Surgery Ship
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Medical
• Premiere date: 2017-04-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-06-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40033
• IMDb ID: tt3370066
• TVDB ID: 357006

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-04-18; final listed air date 2017-06-06; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Surgery Ship on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.